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Charles Preston Obituary
Mr. Charles "Tom" Preston Sr., 74, of Winston-Salem died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born Dec. 20, 1932, in Forsyth County to Herman Fenton and Ila Mae Sprinkle Preston. Mr. Preston graduated in 1951 from Hanes High School and in 1955 from Wake Forest College, where he was a member of the varsity basketball team. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a kind, loving person who always saw the best in everyone. Mr. Preston was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Joy Taylor Preston; two sons, C. Thomas Preston Jr. of Gainesville, Ga., and Mark T. Preston and wife Suzanne of Clemmons; two grandchildren, Taylor Preston and Melanie Preston of Clemmons; and a brother, Herman Fenton Preston Jr. of Chapel Hill. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 28, at Vogler & Sons Funeral Home, Reynolda Road. A private interment will follow the service. Family will receive friends an hour before the service from 2 to 3 p.m. The family would like to thank the staff in the Neuro ICU at Forsyth Medical Center, with special thanks to Dr. Chere Chase, Stephanie Goddard, and Regina Storey. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 5000 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, or Center Grove Baptist Church, 8200 Center Grove Church Road, Clemmons, NC 27127.
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Donna Hooton
January 31, 2007
Dear Tom, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May God be with you and your family.
Charita Petree-Hill
January 30, 2007
Mark, Chuck's mom just let me know about your dad passing away. I wanted to let you know your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
Sherry and Steve LaBoon
January 30, 2007
Tom,
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. It is never easy to lose one we love so dearly. God bless you and family at this time.
All our love,
Pat Guthrie
January 30, 2007
Tom, Please know that I am thinking of you and your family and praying for you in this difficult time. I am so very sorry. Pat
Dean Lieburn
January 30, 2007
Tom, I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Paul Raptis
January 30, 2007
Tom,
Chili and I want to express our heartfelt condolences to you and your family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Paul
Stuart Ainsworth
January 29, 2007
Tom,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss; our prayers are with you.
Preston Coleman
January 29, 2007
Tom and family,
May you find the strength and grace to say goodbye to your beloved and to grow through your grief in ways that would make him proud.
Aeschylus wrote,
Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom.
God bless you all.
Ida Blumberg
January 27, 2007
Joy:You are in our thoughts and prayers as well as in our hearts at this difficult time. We will always remember the joy of renewing our friendships at our 50th reunion.Wish we could be there with you. We love you dear friend.
Ralph and Ida
Anita and Bill Churm
January 27, 2007
Joy, Tom will remain a fond memory of our days at Wake Forest. Pleaseknow you are in our thoughts and that we would be there for the visitation and funeral if we could. Bill and Anita Churm, Canton,NC
Ramon Presson
January 27, 2007
I was saddened to hear of Mr. Preston's passing. I'll always remember the way he warmly greeted me at his home or one of our sporting events, the way he said my name ray-MON. I especially feel sad for Mrs. Preston and for Mark. But I admit feeling sad for me too- it feels like a part of my childhood is gone. I feel sad for Mark & Chuck too because it's not just my childhood--it was OUR childhood--Mark, Chuck, and me. It's a sad day. My prayers are with the family. I wish I could be there for you, Mark.
Tack Cornelius
January 27, 2007
Tom -- You remain in my prayers. Each of these partings is different, yet each of us who has gone through parting with our father knows something of the pain and grief you feel. No matter how deep our faith, these partings remain difficult for most of us. The Great Separation from our parents is especially difficult. God bless, you.
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